The inclusion of abortion in the Constitution would be “a symbol sent to the whole world”, for feminists

2024-01-24T06:18:49.855Z

Highlights: Deputies will vote to include in the Constitution “guaranteed freedom” for a woman to have recourse to a voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) 234,300 medical or surgical abortions were recorded in France in 2022. A figure at the highest level for thirty years, which women's rights associations explain by the cost of contraception and the difficulty of accessing a doctor in some areas. On the ground, however, access to abortion is still limited in France, according to women's groups.

On January 24, the National Assembly debated the inclusion of the right to abortion in the Constitution. On the ground, however, access